[2] Steinmetz enrolled at the University of Wisconsin where he was a member of the Badgers' track and basketball teams from 1903 to 1905.

[2] Despite his modest size at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) and 137 pounds (62 kg), he became one of the greatest scorers in basketball history.

Possessed of an uncanny eye for the basket and a bulldog on defense, Steinmetz always seemed to be at the right place at the right time.

"[5] He also had the ability to rebound or catch a pass and shoot while in the air, "a feat that was unheard of in those days.

"[6] Steinmetz played on the 1905 Wisconsin basketball team with College Football Hall of Fame coach Bob Zuppke and recalled that the game was rougher in its early days: "Zuppke and I played nine games in 10 nights, and were in every minute.

[2] Steinmetz recalled that Wisconsin lost the game when "a fan sitting right on the edge of the court grabbed our guard's arm and kept him from throwing the ball in as time ran out.

After the fan's illegal participation, a "free-for-all battle" broke out, and Nebraska was declared the winner.

At University of Rochester, Bob Zuppke suggested that he take Steinmetz' place at forward to confuse the opposition.

Steinmetz's single-game, free-throw record, set at a time when one player took all of the team's free throws, has never been broken.

[9] He scored 20 field goals in a game against Beloit College, falling one basket short of the national record.

"[5] He left Wisconsin with a career total of 962 points, a school record that stood for 40 years.

In our own gymnasium we defeated her by the large score of 80 to 10, and it was this game that furnished a criterion as to how strong a team Wisconsin really had.

During our invasion of the East we played a longer and harder schedule than any university team had ever attempted.

Playing the strongest and best teams of the East and under a very different interpretation of the basketball rules, we were able to make an excellent showing.

In 1954, he was honored as the "Father of Wisconsin Basketball" at a testimonial dinner at the Milwaukee Athletic Club.

[3] At the induction into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, Steinmetz quipped, "I won't have to talk about my records.